Council Signs Off On CID Rezone & Tackles Tower Spacing
On Monday, the Seattle City Council passed significant legislation affecting Downtown zones. Most areas of Chinatown-International District received a comprehensive rezone increasing building heights...
Interview with Dan Savage, Part 1: Why Cities
A well-known pundit, sex columnist, LGBT activist, and Editorial Director of The Stranger, Dan Savage frequently writes about housing from an urbanist perspective. On a...
State Report Sheds Light On Factors Impacting Affordable Housing
A new statewide report on affordable housing has been released by the Washington State Department of Commerce. The Affordable Housing Advisory Board, which is...
City Council Passes Central Area Rezones
On Monday, the Seattle City Council had a full agenda of rezones cross the dais. These included three separate district rezones in the Central...
Pike Place Market Expands With MarketFront, Tour On Saturday
The evolution of Pike Place Market continues with a physical expansion of the market. In late June, the market heralded the opening of its...
Dissecting MFTE: 855 New Units Added In 2016 But Rent Limit Jumped 7%
The Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) program has approved 7,518 affordable units, as of the end of 2016. 855 affordable units were officially added to...
Is Seattle Divided Politically Between Renters and Homeowners?
In the midst of election season it’s hard to keep up with the volume of candidate questionnaires and the information they offer. One questionnaire...
SDCI Has Adopted New Rules For Microhousing And Large Notice Signs
The Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) has adopted two new Director's Rules. One regulates the application of interior dimensional requirements for Small...